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THE RESOURCE CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION AND REVITALIZATION OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
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Manage No DI00000166 Country Republic of Korea Author Suwilai Premsrirat Professor Emeritus, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, Thailand Published Year 2014 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | Linguists predict that if nothing is done, then by the end of the twenty first century or shortly thereafter, 90 percent of the world languages will face extinction. This phenomenon has a direct impact on intangible cultural heritage in that such a loss may lead to all local wisdom and knowhow being lost. Linguists at Mahidol University have, therefore, established the Resource Center for Documentation and Revitalization of Endangered Languages and Cultures to preserve and revive Southeast Asian languages and cultures in crisis and on the verge of extinction. The center operates on the assumption that linguistic and cultural diversity are the heritage for all humankind and deserve to survive for future generations. The Center started operation on 29 July 2004 with the original mission to document and revitalize fifteen severely endangered languages of Thailand. Subsequently, the center’s operations were extended into other domains, both geographically and thematically. This has given rise to new developments in applied linguistics and new challenges in applying an interdisciplinary approach to documenting and revitalizing languages at various stages of crisis. | ||
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